The Sun Newspaper Notice and Address Details Sun Telephones
Published daily in the Sun Building Indianapolis Indiana this notice lists delivery rates to city and outside city subscribers terms for agents and advertisers and directs readers to contact the business manager editor or telephone 880 for service issues and subscriptions.
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Board of Trade to probe Indianapolis municipal affairs
A committee is to investigate why interurban lines left Indianapolis and why the Stuckmeyer contract was rushed and perhaps illegal. The inquiry would also look into police department partiality, park fund spending of 37500 dollars, double pricing for Riverside park, and lack of benefit assessment against adjoining properties. The piece argues for an honest, comprehensive probe of current and past regimes.
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Board of Trade
Indianapolis
Stuckmeyer
Riverside Park
Fall Creek
Political Claims and Rival Promises by Parties
A critique contrasts Democratic and Republican pledges, alleging Democrats would withdraw troops from Luzon, grant independence to natives, and repeal sound money while expanding imperial actions in China and the Caribbean. It accuses Republicans of preserving power, taxing Puerto Rico, backing trusts, and maintaining a strong military stance.
Prosperity noted in McKinley era and tax contrasts
An Omaha paper notes William Jennings Bryan paid $270 in personal property tax in 1896 and $4 555 in 1900, suggesting wealth growth under McKinley. It questions the business impact of administration changes and discusses contract issues with Stuckmeyer litter boxes. Commentators Mark Hanna and Worth Wright are referenced with satirical quips.
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McKinley
Omaha
Bryan
Politically Charged Notes On Milk Safety And Elections
Judge Daly fines a dairyman $100 for adding formaldehyde to milk. The board of health should conduct thorough inspections and frequent arrests to deter drug use by milk dealers. The piece surveys political conventions and editorials with satirical and candid tone about figures like Fairbanks Bryan and Sahm as a possible mayoral candidate.
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Daly
Board of Health
Muskrats and other creatures featured in a late 19th century piece
The article describes muskrat behavior at twilight including feeding on rush stalks and individual quirks. It then shifts to animal empathy with a horse named Poindexter in Boston, and evaluates predator senses in antelope and the decline of buffalo. It closes with notes on wildlife refuges in Colorado and Yellowstone and a list-like sign-off about readers and dogs.
Sailor the Scotch Collie Rings Ship Bells at Wood Island
A Scotch collie named Sailor lives at Wood Island and actively rings the bell used to salute passing vessels. The dog learned to pull the bell rope from two months old and now anticipates ships approaching, drawing hearty responses from skippers who honor the dog watch.
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Mié
Rocky
Wood Island
Uncertain quotes from Indiana editorials mock political figures
A collection of satirical snippets from Indiana papers mocks Babe Beckham, anti Prohibition zealots, Mark Hanna’s corn talk, and the national scene. It notes the Republican administration’s stance, Secretary Hay and China, and urges stronger remedies for anarchists.
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Col. Watterson
Babe Beckham
Terre Haute Tribune
Kentucky
Lafayette Call
Granger
Mark Hanna
Evansville Journal
Frankfort News
Hay
Terre Haute Express
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
The Chinese Affair Contested By Press Commentary
The piece recounts varied editorials on China involving Mr Wu as possible con man or victim. It notes American military limits in China due to lack of capable bands and the uncertain Chinese government stance. It warns diplomacy failing could lead to war if outside powers do not concede.
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Minneapolis Times
China
Old Town
Grand Rapids Press
Mr. Wu
Philadelphia Times
Soldiers' Civil War Pensions Stimulate Domestic Circulation
Representative Joy of Missouri points out that about 150 million dollars a year in civil war pensions returns to the U S economy. Pensioners receive small monthly sums which are spent on rent groceries and clothing, circulating as active capital. He argues the payments burden well off citizens but benefit local business and avoid draining funds abroad.
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Joy
Missouri
Minneapolis Times
Democratic Convention Turmoil Forces Police Action in Indianapolis
Report from Indianapolis says a Democratic township convention became so riotous that police had to restore order and many heads were damaged. The Buffalo News notes harmony is needed in the party and compares Col. John S. Martin’s success at press seats in Kansas City to anticipated Bryan notification witnesses in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Buffalo News
John S. Martin
Kansas City
Bryan
Detroit News
Bethany Church Elects Officers At Camp Meetings
The Bethany church Sunday school board elected President E. B. Scofield Vice-President Horace Elston Secretary H A Turney and Treasurer Amos Clifford. Y P S C E held its convention with a gold medal awarded to the society with the largest delegation. C J Fletcher led Acton program. Many cottagers traveled to Indianapolis for the Bryan notification.
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Christian Church State Sunday School Board
Bethany
E. B. Scofield
Horace Elston
Indianapolis
H. A. Turney
Brooklyn
Amos Clifford
Y. P
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Acton
C. J. Fletcher
Bryan
Hiram Bassett Dies at Home After Illness
Hiram Bassett, a retired traveling man, died at his home at 1246 E Ohfost Tuesday evening. He leaves a widow and several children. The obituary notes eczema and skin ailments treated by Dean’s Ointment advertised as instantly relieved and permanently cured at drugstores.
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Hiram Bassett
E. Ohfost
Atere
Songs and Sketches of a Singer and a Quiet Courtship
A dialogue on marriage and affection opens with Madeline declaring equal love for Clarence and his dog. Griggs commits petty mischief against Biggs by placing a Bryan portrait on his window, then reveals a secret plan to bluff as a wealthy capitalist to attract business while maintaining a democratic loyalty.
Price of land in old times and talk of history
Mr Symore asks if land prices rose. Uncle Reuben cites U.S. history and recalls the frontier sale of the hull dorn country for a looking glass and 20 cents of red calico, reflecting on how land was bought from Native peoples long ago.
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Mr. Symore
United States
Uncle Reuben
Hull Dorn
Gloomy vows amid family strife and a looming vote
The speaker laments the return of Jen to Junction Flat for a wedding while bitterness toward a son grows. He recalls years of toil and care for a father who now owes him, as the son seizes a political victory that could end the narrator's influence. The mood is tense with broken loyalties and impending consequences.
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Jen
Junction Flat
Swirl of Society Reveals Several Local Weddings and Celebrations
Mrs John T Brush and daughter are in Buffalo while Miss Theresa Kramer visits Elwood. Marriages occur in Portland Covington Bloomington and Indianapolis. Miss Gail Voss Smith wed Edward J Harwick at home with 75 friends as Rev J Cuming Smith officiates. The couple will start housekeeping in Chicago after a noon departure.
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B. Barnett
New Jersey St
Portland
Ida Kinsey
Orvis F. Jordan
Fisher, Ll
Covington
Gertrude Haines
James Mills
Bloomington
Edward Ross
Emma Hofsteter
Indianapolis
Muncie
Gail Voss Smith
Theresa H. Smith
Edward J. Harwick
Chicago
Capitolave
J. Cuming Smith
Paris
John Conkey
Blanche Carroll
Mrs. Harwick
Car Strike Injures Engineer J R Riggs on Walnut Street
A Tilnets st car 444 collided with a street sweeper on Walnut st Tuesday night. Engineer J R Riggs was severely injured as passengers were shaken. A steam pipe burst during the sweepers’ work, causing several women to crawl out from the car.
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Tilnets St
Walnut St
J. R. Riggs
Impure Food and Poor Ventilation Tied to Child Deaths
State board of health bulletin links diarrhoea and cholera infantum to impure food and dirty poorly ventilated schools. It states these conditions kill about 2,000 Indiana children each year.
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State Board of Health Bulletin
Indiana
Indiana Freak Farms Raise Unusual Livestock Across State
Indiana farms feature diverse livestock including Angora cats, weasels, leeches and skunks. Herman Eudar of New Harmony operates ten acres for Angora cats with around three thousand raised last year. A nearby leech farm and several skunk farms exist for pelts while Nathan Meyer plans to raise one million nine thousand rabbits near Wabash this year.
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Indiana
Herman Eudar
New Harmony
Nathan Meyer
Wabash
Read and Use the Unit for Everybody
A brief line urges readers to study and apply the unit design or instruction labeled for all readers. It emphasizes practical use and shared understanding across audiences.
Town Talk Items Mixed With Local Incidents
Standard Oil asks state tax board to reduce assessment from 90000 to 15000. Harry Johnson jailed Tuesday for stealing brushes from a New York store. A fire of unknown origin destroyed two sheds at John Logan’s address with $50 loss. H Hartman held up and robbed of $13 Tuesday night. he chased the thief through a corn field. Henry Wawra sues for divorce from Charlotte in Vienna Austria as she won t come to America. Wm Hogan arrested Monday night for beating his son. he says he corrects the boy and Mrs Hogan sides with the boy. Attorney John Duncan, for Forrest Hoover, dairyman, fined 100 for selling milk with formaldehyde. appeal to criminal court. Earl Cole nearly drowned while swimming in the canal Tuesday evening. his aunt and mother raced to the hospital with the ambulance.
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Harry Johnson
New York
John Logan
Abbott St
H. Hartman
Henry Wawra
Charlotte
Vienna
Austria
America
Wm. A. Hogan
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